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A Donut-Centric Review of ‘The Breadwinner’

June 1, 2026

jmunney Cinema, Movie Reviews Birdie Borria, Brett Cullen, Charlotte Ann Tucker, Colin Jost, Eric Appel, Kate Berlant, Kumail Nanjiani, Maddox Batson, Mandy Moore, Martin Herlihy, Nate Bargatze, Stella Grace Fitzgerald, The Breadwinner, Will Forte, Zach Cherry Leave a comment

Scooping up that Bread (CREDIT: Jennifer Clasen/Sony Pictures)

Starring: Nate Bargatze, Mandy Moore, Stella Grace Fitzgerald, Birdie Borria, Charlotte Ann Tucker, Will Forte, Colin Jost, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Cherry, Kate Berlant, Martin Herlihy, Maddox Batson, Brett Cullen

Director: Eric Appel

Running Time: 99 Minutes

Rating: PG

Release Date: May 29, 2026 (Theaters)

There’s a scene in The Breadwinner (featured prominently in the trailer) in which Nate Bargatze (playing the similarly named Nate Wilcox) is caught in the middle of eating a donut while his wife makes her pitch to the sharks on Shark Tank. And then the sharks just roast him mercilessly. (Mr. Wonderful is arguably even more villainous here than he was in Marty Supreme.) To which I say: let the man eat his donut in peace! There was a time when I could down eight donuts in one sitting and still have plenty of energy for the rest of the day. Nowadays, though, just one is plenty filling. So any time that those rings of dough can be fully enjoyed should be treated like a blessing.

Grade: Will Forte and Martin Herlihy Were the Best Parts (Colin Jost Was Pretty Good Too)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/26/24

April 26, 2024

jmunney Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television All Born Screaming, Boy Kills World, Challengers, Colin Jost, Hyperdrama, Jeopardy! Masters, Justice, Nonetheless, Pet Shop Boys, St. Vincent, The Real Story of Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, White House Correspondents Dinner Leave a comment

Daaaaaa Bates (CREDIT: PBS/Screenshot)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Boy Kills World (Theaters)
–Challengers (Theaters) – I’ve enjoyed “S&M” in the trailer.

TV
-White House Correspondents’ Dinner (April 27 on C-SPAN) – Colin Jost hosts.
–The Real Story of Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office (April 28 on PBS)
–Jeopardy! Masters Season 2 Premiere (May 1 on ABC)

Music
-Justice, Hyperdrama
-Pet Shop Boys, Nonetheless
-St. Vincent, All Born Screaming

Watch And/Or Listen to This: Conan Has A Very Punchable Face

May 5, 2021

jmunney Conan, Television, Watch And/Or Listen to This A Very Punchable Face, Anderson Cooper, Colin Jost, Conan, Conan O'Brien, Jeopardy!, Punchable face Leave a comment

CREDIT: TBS/YouTube Screenshot

Conan O’Brien has a long and storied history of goofing around with Jeopardy!, so it was only appropriate that this fate should befall him:

‘Coming 2 America’ Actually Goes to Zamunda for the Most Part

March 4, 2021

jmunney Cinema, Movie Reviews Akiley Love, Arsenio Hall, Bella Murphy, Colin Jost, Coming 2 America, Craig Brewer, Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, Jermaine Fowler, John Amos, KiKi Layne, Leslie Jones, Louie Anderson, Luenell, Nomzamo Mbatha, Paul Bates, Ruth E. Carter, Shari Headley, Teyana Taylor, Tracy Morgan, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Wesley Snipes, Zamunda 1 Comment

Coming 2 America (CREDIT: Quantrell D. Colbert/Paramount Pictures)

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Arsenio Hall, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Kiki Layne, Shari Headley, Wesley Snipes, Teyana Taylor, James Earl Jones, Bella Murphy, Akiley Love, Paul Bates, John Amos, Louie Anderson, Luenell, Colin Jost, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Paul Bates, Nomzamo Mbatha

Director: Craig Brewer

Running Time: 110 Minutes

Rating: PG-13 for Occasionally Crude Silliness and a Drunken Sex Flashback

Release Date: March 5, 2021 (Amazon Prime Video)

So the big question we must all ourselves is: does Coming 2 America make me want to come 2 America? Well, I’m already in America, and have spent the vast majority of my life in this country, but I have to believe that there’s a difference between “coming to” and “coming 2,” because otherwise why even make this 30-plus-years-later sequel? Maybe in this case, “2” means the opposite of “to,” considering that this time around, Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy, happy to be surrounded by friends) and company actually spend more time in Zamunda than they do in the U.S. of A. With that in mind, maybe “America” is a state of mind more than just a physical place. Looking back at Queens in 1988, that was a magical place for Akeem, despite its rough-and-tumble exterior. It’s where he found his queen, and it can now be seen as the wellspring of his own family, and in the sequel, it’s been elevated to the level of myth with the recreation of special Queens landmarks in Zamunda (in particular, the McDonald’s-knockoff McDowell’s). Is that feeling of home just as strong in 2021?

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 2/26/21

February 26, 2021

jmunney Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Alice Cooper, Anthony Hopkins, Colin Jost, Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen Down, Detroit Stories, Golden Globes, Olivia Colman, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Father, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, The Vigil, Tom & Jerry Leave a comment

Tom & Jerry (CREDIT: Warner Bros/YouTube Screenshot)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–The Father (Theaters) – Olivia Colman plays Anthony Hopkins’ father
–The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (March 4 on Paramount+) – This is the day CBS All Access rebrands as Paramount+.
–Tom & Jerry (Theaters and HBO Max) – Colin Jost in the Wedding of the Century!
–The Vigil (Theaters and On Demand)

TV
–RuPaul’s Drag Race: Corona Can’t Keep a Good Queen Down (February 26 on VH1)
-78th Golden Globe Awards (February 28 on NBC)

Music
-Alice Cooper, Detroit Stories – Loved him on The Muppet Show; glad to see he’s still making music.